Netherlands German man arrested over three high-profile money heists The 60-year-old man is alleged to have participated in the robberies in Cologne and Frankfurt between 2018 and 2019. 23/02/2021
no comment Children return to primary schools and nurseries in parts of Germany The move comes despite signs that the decline in COVID-19 case numbers is flattening out again and even rising in some areas. 22/02/2021
USA US deports former Nazi concentration camp guard, 95, to Germany Friedrich Karl Berger, 95, who moved to Tennessee in 1959, admitted to being a former concentration camp guard. He denies being an alleged "accomplice" in the deaths of camp prisoners. 20/02/2021
no comment Carnival floats wheeled through Dusseldorf's quiet streets Not quite the normal atmosphere in Dusseldorf this year. 15/02/2021
Germany Germany tightens border controls over fears of COVID-19 variants With some exceptions, Germany's border with the Czech Republic is closed along with the frontier with Austria's Tyrol province. 14/02/2021
Denmark Weapons and IS flag found amid bomb attack arrests, say Danish police Authorities in Germany and Denmark initially announced eight arrests on Thursday and detained six others on Friday. 12/02/2021
Germany German state to scrap nighttime COVID-19 curfew after court ruling The Administrative Court in Baden-Wurttemberg ruled the curfew is no longer warranted because the country's epidemiological situation has improved since it was first imposed in mid-December. 09/02/2021
no comment German bakery offers a different kind of vaccine A master confectioner in Passau, Germany, has decided to offer his customers a different kind of vaccine, in a bid to counter some negative news about the coronavirus one. 09/02/2021
Europe Germany, Poland & Sweden expel Russian diplomats in tit-for-tat action Moscow expelled three European diplomats last week for attending demonstrations in support in Alexei Navalny. The EU member states say their diplomats were observing the events. 08/02/2021
no comment Landslide in southern Germany forces evacuations Several households were evacuated after a landslide near Wangen, southern Germany, on Thursday. 05/02/2021
world news Europe closes borders in fight against coronavirus variants Europe's tightening of coronavirus measures includes severe travel restrictions in attempts to keep out new variants 30/01/2021